David Irving (American football)
| No. 95 Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 18, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Compton, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 284 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | San Jacinto (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Iowa State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016 | |||||||||||
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David Irving (born August 18, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State University.
Early years
Irving grew up in Compton, California, but moved to San Jacinto as a youth and attended San Jacinto High School, where he played defensive tackle and tight end as a senior, recording 76 tackles (15 for loss), 7 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 19 receptions for 298 yards and 4 touchdowns.
He accepted a scholarship from Iowa State University. He became a starter after switching from defensive end to defensive tackle as a junior, while posting 8 starts, 19 tackles (4.5 for loss) and 2 sacks. He missed the entire 2014 season, after being dismissed from the team following an incident at the VEISHEA festival.[1] He finished his college career with 32 games (8 starts), 44 tackles (7.5 for loss), 3 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception returned for a touchdown, 8 passes defensed and 3 blocked kicks.
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
Irving was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs after the 2015 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on September 5 and signed to the practice squad.
Dallas Cowboys
On September 29, 2015, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys from the Chiefs practice squad, to replace a released Davon Coleman.[3] He was used as a backup defensive tackle and had 14 quarterback pressures (sixth on the team) in limited opportunities. He blocked a field goal in the seventh game of the season against the Seattle Seahawks. He suffered a left wrist fracture in the fifteenth game against the Buffalo Bills and was placed on the injured reserve list on December 30.
On October 16, 2016, in a 30-16 win against the Green Bay Packers Irving was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week[4] when he forced three fumbles, recovering one, had a sack, and a pass batted down. Remarkably, Irving accomplished those statistics while being limited to playing only 19 snaps.[5]
He was ejected from a game against the Cleveland Browns on November 6, 2016. [6]
Career stats
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Asst | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | INT | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DAL | 12 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | DAL | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
References
- ↑ "Iowa St DL Irving suspended following arrest". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Cowboys to sign defensive tackle off Chiefs practice squad". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/10/19/david-irving-named-nfc-defensive-player-week-after-packer-win
- ↑ http://www.todayspigskin.com/pigskin-news/cowboys-dl-david-irving-sets-record-3-forced-fumbles/
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000734249/article/erving-irving-ejected-for-fighting-in-cowboysbrowns
- ↑ "David Irving Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.